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FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1904, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1903. ACCOUNT.

1902-1803. EXPENDITURE. 19O3-19O4. £ s. d. 11,017 19 6 Annual Appropriation,— Vote 115—State Forests Branch £ s. d. £ s. d. 15,584 2 2 31,364 13 8 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Colony ■■ 32,510 7 7 161 9 1 165 1 9 32,671 16 8 31,529 15 5 £42,547 14 11 Totals £48,255 18 10 MINES A COUNT. COUNT. I £ s. d. 39,423 10 0 Annual Appropriation,— Vote 116 —State Coal-mines £ s. d. £ s. d. 63,174 2 1 1,076 10 0 Interest on Debentures issued Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Colony In London 2,168 18 9 1,863 19 0 2,072 6 5 1,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,032 17 9 ! 12,576 10 0 £52,000 0 0 Totals .. i £69,279 6 3 ! LOCAL B DIES. £ s. d. 6,871 1 1 17,086 3 9 26,234 7 3 16,642 4 3 Revenue paid over to Local Bodies, — Pees, Fines, &c. Endowments of Land, &c. .. Goldfields Revenue Gold Duty £ s. d. 7,982 7 7 30,192 2 8 23,753 7 8 29,034 16 0 £ b. d. 90,962 13 11 66,833 16 4 ! . ' Counties Separate Accounts, — Amount distributed amongst Local Bodies where " The Counties Act, 1886," is not in full operation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 294 17 5 311 19 10 39,136 3 6 Advance Accounts, — Payments on behalf of Local Bodies .. .. .. .. 39,919 2 9 Balanoe at end of Year,— Cash in the Public Acoount Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Colony 7,866 16 5 92 15 10 7,959 12 3 24,224 12 9 151 15 8 24,376 8 5 £130,658 8 1 Totals £139,136 6 4